Dan Boecher sees entrepreneurs as a key to the ongoing recovery of downtown Elkhart. And not just because they can bring business to the city’s core. He also knows entrepreneurs can get people excited about possibilities.

Jane Burns

Amish Shah

Consider the following two definitions of “entrepreneur”: • Merriam-Webster: “one who organizes, manages and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.”• Dictionary.com: “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.”The difference is subtle, but fundamental: It’s the word “any.”